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I will work very hard to fulfill my dream

Aya is 16 years old and from Damascus, Syria

I came to Denmark in 2014 together with my father.

When we escaped from the war we went to Turkey to be with my father. All the family  were on vacation at my father. When the family went back to Syria, I stayed with him. 25 days later we started traveling towards Europe. We sailed to Italy, it took 10 days. In Italy we came to a hotel where we stayed for a week. Continue reading “I will work very hard to fulfill my dream”

Dublin Core: Language: en Subject: a million stories, syria, denmark, refugee, child, family reunification
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Adam is a successful business owner

Adam Beauty is 30 years old, Kurdish from Qamishly.

I have been here in Denmark for five years. Before that I was in Syria, and I was very successful at school. I studied economy at Aleppo university, and then I travelled to Dubai and Qatar, where I worked in fashion. After that I went back to Syria, but the war started, so I escaped to Europe, to Denmark. I reached Denmark in 2012. Continue reading “Adam is a successful business owner”

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Abdullah study international law

Abdullah Alsmaeel is a 42 year old man from Syria

I am from Der-alzour in Syria where I worked as a coordinator at UNDP, United Nations Development Programme. Within this programme I worked to create jobs for internal refugees. I have a masters degree in law. I came to Denmark in 2015, and I live in Aarhus with my wife and three children. Continue reading “Abdullah study international law”

Dublin Core: Language: en Subject: refugee, syria, denmark, lawschool, a million stories, volunteer
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Ayaa loves taekwondo

Ayaa al Mozeek is 14 years old and from Syria.

I love to draw and go to gymnastics and taekwondo, where I have the yellow belt. I came to Denmark in 2016, on September 29th. I live with my mother, father and 4 sisters.

Dublin Core: Language: en Subject: denmark, a million stories, refugee, child,
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Nour tried to reunite with her father

Nour Dalati is a 30 year old woman from Aleppo, Syria

I want to tell the story about what happened to me in the Danish airport. I didn’t want to stay here. I wanted to go to my father in The Netherlands. But the Danish police caught me and took my fingerprints. They threatened me, that if I wound not give them my fingerprints, they would put me in prison for two month, and then send me back to Greece. Continue reading “Nour tried to reunite with her father”

Dublin Core: Language: en Subject: refugee, syria, denmark, a million stories
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I feel like politicians just talk about us, to promote their parties

Assem Swaid is a 36 year old man from Homs, Syria.

In 2013 the Syrian government wouldn’t renew my passport. I had lost my job in 2013 and couldn’t go back to Syria. So, I went to Istanbul, Turkey for two and a half months, wanting to help refugees there. I was told it was better to go to Greece, and then go to Denmark where my sister lived. I stayed in Greece for 1 year and 8 months, and then traveled towards Denmark. Continue reading “I feel like politicians just talk about us, to promote their parties”

Dublin Core: Language: en Subject: a million stories, refugee, asylum, denmark, syria,
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I remember a day where my dad was very worried about us

Shahd Alkurdi is a  13 year old girl from Damascus, Syria

I came to Denmark on February 16th 2015 with my mother and my brother. We flew here, mother had been granted family reunification with my dad. I was 10 years old when I arrived in Denmark, today I am 13 years old.

From Syria I remember things were rough. I could see my country fall apart, be destroyed with my own eyes. We lived in a place where there was a good view. You could see the entire city. You could see how the bombs fell. You could see the smoke and the fire. Continue reading “I remember a day where my dad was very worried about us”

Dublin Core: Language: en Subject: refugee, asylum, a million stories, denmark, damascus, syria, child
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Aheds new beginning in Denmark

Ahed Alkurdi is a  10 year old boy from Damascus, Syria

I come from Damascus, Syria. I came to Denmark februrary 16th 2015, when I was 7 years old. From Syria, I remember a time where there was no war. But then the war started and my dad was so afraid that something might happen to us. My mother was almost hit by bombs two times. Continue reading “Aheds new beginning in Denmark”

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“But sometimes I wake up at night and start crying”

My name is Mazhar, I’m from Damascus in Syria and I’m 23 years old. I lived a good life and had dreams like any youth. Since I was little I was interested in technology and the internet. My dad was a businessman and we had a high financial standard and therefore I could have a computer and internet.

Continue reading ““But sometimes I wake up at night and start crying””

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